{"product_id":"herod-the-great-jewish-king-in-a-roman-world-9780300228410","title":"Herod the Great: Jewish King in a Roman World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vivid account of the political triumphs and domestic tragedies of the Jewish king Herod the Great during the turmoil of the Roman revolution\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Herod the Great (73-4 BCE) was a phenomenally energetic ruler who took advantage of the chaos of the Roman revolution to establish himself as a major figure in a changing Roman world and transform the landscape of Judaea. Both Jews and Christians developed myths about his cruelty and rashness: in Christian tradition he was cast as the tyrant who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents; in the Talmud, despite fond memories of his glorious Temple in Jerusalem, he was recalled as a persecutor of rabbis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The life of Herod is better documented than that of any other Jew from antiquity, and Martin Goodman examines the extensive literary and archaeological evidence to provide a vivid portrait of Herod in his sociopolitical context: his Idumaean origins, his installation by Rome as king of Judaea and cultivation of leading Romans, his massive architectural projects, and his presentation of himself as a Jew, most strikingly through the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple. Goodman argues that later stories depicting Herod as a monster derived from public interest in his execution of three of his sons after dramatic public trials foisted on him by a dynastic policy imposed by the Roman emperor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300228410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248","brand":"Martin Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43568654778549,"sku":"9780300228410","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d3f2fa41-7ec3-4dbd-ad45-ba4437c4f8a0.jpg?v=1706628231","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/herod-the-great-jewish-king-in-a-roman-world-9780300228410","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}